Alison McCants | Blogger on 101fundraising

Lessons from Lance

By Alison McCants • February 14, 2013

For the past few months, we’ve been hearing about Lance Armstrong’s fall from grace and the aftermath of it. Barred from competing again, he …

The ‘F’ word

By Alison McCants • October 29, 2012

Coming back to the office after IFC, I made an overarching discovery that touches on everything else I learned: I am terrified of failure.
And …

A perfect pitch?

By Alison McCants • June 28, 2012

If you work with creative agencies, there’s a good chance you will someday be involved in a pitch process.
I’ve been involved client-side in two …

I Wish I’d Thought Of That

By Alison McCants • June 4, 2012

On Thursday afternoon, SOFII (brainchild of fundraising great, Ken Burnett) presented their first ever ‘I wish I’d thought of that’ event. 22 speakers from …

Protect one of your greatest fundraising assets

By Alison McCants • February 23, 2012

It’s not a killer creative proposition. Or your favourite go-to copywriter. I’m talking about your database.
Databases are often seen as a necessary means to …

What I learned about fundraising from the brazil nut

By Alison McCants • November 28, 2011

The brazil nut has an interesting story, even for non-botanists like me.
For starters, it’s a seed, not a nut, but that’s not really important. …

Through the letterbox

By Alison McCants • August 18, 2011

As Reinier discussed in his recent 101fundraising post, the 90-degree shift isn’t exactly breaking news… but is it really happening in fundraising? Or are …